airmail flight cover: United States Air Mail, FAM-6, first airmail flight, San Juan, Puerto Rico - Miami route, Captain Basil Rowe

Date:01/09/1929
Medium:Paper, ink, adhesive
Credit Line: Gift of the Pan Am Association
Accession Number:2000.058.1155
Dimensions:3 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (9.5 x 16.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Philately
Subcategory:Airmail Flight Cover
airline: Pan American World Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Airmail flight cover, FAM-6, first airmail flight, San Juan (Puerto Rico) - Miami route; red cachet with route map and illustration of tri-motor aircraft, signed by Captain Basil L. Rowe; postmarked January 9, 1929 in San Juan with wavy cancellation mark over 7-cent and 5-cent stamp; backstamp: January 10, 1929, Miami.

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